On Being Married A Long Time
Today I have been married for 25 years. It’s a cause for celebration but also for contemplation. How did I …
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Sword Dance 15: That Which Lies Before Us In Daily Life
About to be a grandmother at age forty, Jennet has baby lust. Meanwhile, Jonathan’s father Stefan is plotting the path …
A Miniature Library of Chocolate
I bought this to have on hand as a gift in case of need… and never gave it. (It was delicious.) …
Pompeii (2014)
I didn’t have plans to watch Pompeii. Most of my Classicist friends said they barely lasted fifteen minutes before switching it off. …
Sword Dance 14: A Paradise Within Thee
As the Archangel Michael expels Adam and Even from Eden, he consoles Adam with the thought that he no longer needs to …
Lapcats
I have always been partial to a lapcat, and most of the time, you can tell right away if a …
You Sexy Thing (1975)
From today until Monday, I’ll be in Philadelphia looking at antiquarian books. I have scheduled a few zombie posts but …
Sword Dance 13: What In Me Is Dark, Illumine
In 2012, Harvard professor Karen L. King announced the existence of a Coptic papyrus in which Jesus mentions his wife. She …
Morel Than This
A little Roxy Music humor, to celebrate the tastiest meal I’ve cooked in quite a while. The Long Suffering Husband was …
The Shows I’m Missing
I’m not getting my Broadway fix this year, and the Great White Way is full of shows I’d love to see. …
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